Baichung Bhutia
Baichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976) is an former Indian professional footballer. [1] He played for the India national football team.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baichung Bhutia | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Tinkitam, India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kingfisher East Bengal | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993-1995 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2002 2002 2003 2003-2005 2005 2005-2006 2007-2009 2009-2011 2011- |
East Bengal JCT Mills East Bengal Bury Mohun Bagan Perak East Bengal Selangor East Bengal Mohun Bagan East Bengal Sikkim | ||
| National team | |||
| 1995-2009 | India | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Bhutia retired from international competition in 2011.[3]
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| India | League | |||
| 1993/94 | East Bengal[1] | |||
| 1994/95 | ||||
| 1995/96 | JCT Mills[1] | |||
| 1996/97 | I-League | 20 | 14 | |
| 1997/98 | East Bengal[1] | 16 | 8 | |
| 1998/99 | 15 | 7 | ||
| England | League | |||
| 1999/00 | Bury[1] | Second Division | 14 | 2 |
| 2000/01 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2001/02 | 3 | 0 | ||
| India | League | |||
| 2002/03 | Mohun Bagan[1] | I-League | 11 | 6 |
| Malaysia | League | |||
| 2003 | Perak[1] | Premier 1 | 8 | 4 |
| India | League | |||
| 2003/04 | East Bengal[1] | I-League | 20 | 12 |
| 2004/05 | 18 | 9 | ||
| Malaysia | League | |||
| 2005 | Selangor[1] | Super League | 5 | 1 |
| India | League | |||
| 2005/06 | East Bengal[1] | I-League | 16 | 12 |
| 2006/07 | Mohun Bagan[1] | 12 | 4 | |
| 2007/08 | 16 | 9 | ||
| 2008/09 | ||||
| 2009/10 | East Bengal[1] | |||
| 2010/11 | ||||
| 2011/12 | United Sikkim[1] | I-League 2nd Div. | ||
| 2012/13 | ||||
| Country | India | 144 | 81 | |
| England | 37 | 3 | ||
| Malaysia | 13 | 5 | ||
| Total | 194 | 89 | ||
International career statistics
| India national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | ||
| 1996 | ||
| 1997 | ||
| 1998 | ||
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 3 |
| 2008 | 11 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | ||
Honours
- Arjuna Award,1998[4]
- He played extremely well but now is retired.
- Banga Bhushan award in 2014
References
- NationalFootballTeams.com, "Bhutia, Baichung"; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- FIFA.com, "Baichung BHUTIA" Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- Soccerway.com, "Bhutia gets fitting farewell," 15 October 2011; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS), "Arjun Award Winners for 'Football'"; retrieved 2012-7-20.
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